John Laing Infrastructure Fund Ltd (JLIF) shareholders to vote on £1.4bn takeover deal. Some investors in infrastructure fund see bid from consortium of asset managers as ‘opportunistic’
Smiths Group (SMIN) weighed down by currency concerns and medical unit. Shares fall after drop in pre-tax profits
Uber looks to Deliveroo to expand food delivery in Europe. Tie-up between rivals would put pressure on UK market leader Just Eat (JE.)
Lex – Smiths Group (SMIN): nowhere fast. Company has done nothing to quell speculation on intervention by activist or bidder
